Two recent online encyclopedias were acquired for the University of Minnesota Libraries: Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur’an (IEQ), (2013) and Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions (2013)
These two titles aren’t yet listed in the Libraries Catalog, but affiliated* students, staff and faculty can access them immediately via Gale Virtual Reference**
Categories in GVL include:
RELIGION, with 13 titles
- Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2007
- Encyclopedia of Easter, Carnival, and Lent, 2002
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006
- Encyclopedia of Religion, 2005
- Encyclopedia of Religion and the Law in America, 2009
- Encyclopedia of Religion in America, 2010
- Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur’an (IEQ), 2013
- New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2003
- Religions of the World, 2010
- The Religious Right, 2007
- Science and the World’s Religions, 2012
- Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions, 2004
- The Varieties of Magical Experience, 2013
MULTICULTURAL STUDIES, five titles
- American Indian Food, 2005
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2006
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions, 2013
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2014
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2000
* Remote access is limited, per the terms of our publisher licenses, to current University of Minnesota — Twin Cities students, staff and faculty. On-site access is available to all users from within any Twin Cities campus library.
**(to find it on the menus, just go in through the Databases A-Z on the left side of the Libraries home page. Just remember to log in! Once inside GVRL, click on Religion – and the other categories may have titles of interest, so have fun browsing!
Religious Studies Librarian 